(4) K-3 Little Pebble: Black and White Animals series. A choppy but accessible text provides a handful of basic facts about penguins, with emphasis on how they move and how they stay warm. Relevant vocabulary (waddle, blubber, etc.) is defined in the text and clarified through bright, full-page photographs, which also offer plentiful resting points for new readers. Common Core critical-thinking questions are appended. Reading list. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(4) K-3 Little Pebble: Black and White Animals series. Each choppy but accessible text contains a smattering of facts about the titular animal--where it lives, what it eats, key physical adaptations, etc. Relevant vocabulary (e.g., herd and grazing in Zebras) is effectively defined in the brief texts, and full-page photographs on each spread provide resting points for new readers. Common Core critical-thinking questions are appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Little Pebble: Black and White Animals titles: Giant Pandas and Zebras.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox

(4) K-3 Little Pebble: Black and White Animals series. Each choppy but accessible text contains a smattering of facts about the titular animal--where it lives, what it eats, key physical adaptations, etc. Relevant vocabulary (e.g., herd and grazing in Zebras) is effectively defined in the brief texts, and full-page photographs on each spread provide resting points for new readers. Common Core critical-thinking questions are appended. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Little Pebble: Black and White Animals titles: Giant Pandas and Zebras.

Reviewer: Rebecca Fox